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KPMG Ireland

KPMG Ireland

KPMG Ireland is the leading and largest transaction advisory firm in the global aviation finance market. We have a team of over 150 aviation finance professionals across our audit, tax and advisory functions. Over the last two decades, KPMG has advised on almost all major transactions that have taken place in the aviation finance sector and we are viewed as industry experts in our field.

Materials to download

Advisory services brochure
Aviation-2030
Global leaders in aviation
KPMG aviation outlook & opportunity Oct 2020
Steering The Supercycle

Meet our team at the event

Aileen  Carroll

Aileen  Carroll

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Aine  Coakley

Aine  Coakley

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Alan  Boyne

Alan  Boyne

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Alex McQueen

Alex McQueen

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Alison Foley

Alison Foley

Senior Associate
KPMG Ireland
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Aman Ullah

Aman Ullah

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Amanda McHugh

Amanda McHugh

Principal
KPMG Ireland
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Andrew  McKenzie

Andrew  McKenzie

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Aodhan  McEnerney

Aodhan  McEnerney

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Aoife Owens

Aoife Owens

Director Audit
KPMG Ireland
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Aoife  O'Sullivan

Aoife  O'Sullivan

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Barrie  O'Connell

Barrie  O'Connell

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Brendan Crowley

Brendan Crowley

Managing Director
KPMG Ireland
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Brian Brennan

Brian Brennan

Tax Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Brian  Daly

Brian  Daly

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Ciara  O'Brien

Ciara  O'Brien

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Ciara  O'Callaghan

Ciara  O'Callaghan

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Claire Waters

Claire Waters

Partner Tax
KPMG Ireland
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Colm O'Rourke

Colm O'Rourke

Principal Audit
KPMG Ireland
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Colm  Rogers

Colm  Rogers

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Conor Burke

Conor Burke

Director Tax
KPMG Ireland
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Conor McElhinney

Conor McElhinney

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Conor  Farrell

Conor  Farrell

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Conor  O'Brien

Conor  O'Brien

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Cormac  Golden

Cormac  Golden

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Darina  Barrett

Darina  Barrett

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Darren Westman

Darren Westman

Deal Advisory Director
KPMG Ireland
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David  O'Sullivan

David  O'Sullivan

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Declan  Keane

Declan  Keane

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Dejan  Bojkovski

Dejan  Bojkovski

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Eamonn Smith

Eamonn Smith

Tax Director
KPMG Ireland
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Emer  McGrath

Emer  McGrath

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Emily  Lawlor

Emily  Lawlor

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Gareth  Bryan

Gareth  Bryan

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Garrett  O'Neill

Garrett  O'Neill

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Gavin Jones

Gavin Jones

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Gavin Sheehan

Gavin Sheehan

Partner, Transaction Services
KPMG Ireland
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Gillian Kelly

Gillian Kelly

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Glenn  Reynolds

Glenn  Reynolds

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Graham Thompson

Graham Thompson

Director Tax
KPMG Ireland
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Hasan  Aktas

Hasan  Aktas

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Heidi  Groeger

Heidi  Groeger

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Ian  Lockington

Ian  Lockington

Resident Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Ian  Nelson

Ian  Nelson

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Ivor  Conlon

Ivor  Conlon

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Jack Curtin

Jack Curtin

Director Tax
KPMG Ireland
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James Calvert

James Calvert

Director
KPMG Ireland
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James Gleeson

James Gleeson

Principal
KPMG Ireland
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James Kelly

James Kelly

Head of Aviation Finance, Tax Partner
KPMG Ireland
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James  Kennedy

James  Kennedy

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Jason  McWalter

Jason  McWalter

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Jed Kelly

Jed Kelly

Tax Principal
KPMG Ireland
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Jim  Healy

Jim  Healy

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Joe O'Mara

Joe O'Mara

Tax Partner
KPMG Ireland
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John Brennan

John Brennan

Director FX Tax
KPMG Ireland
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John Levins

John Levins

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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John McGuckian

John McGuckian

Partner Audit
KPMG Ireland
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John  Arnold

John  Arnold

Director
KPMG Ireland
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John  Corrigan

John  Corrigan

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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John  O'Shea

John  O'Shea

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Johnny  Hanna

Johnny  Hanna

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Jonathan  Lew

Jonathan  Lew

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Juan  Wang

Juan  Wang

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Kamil Krula

Kamil Krula

Director Tax
KPMG Ireland
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Karen  Conboy

Karen  Conboy

Resident Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Kealan  McEleavy

Kealan  McEleavy

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Kevin  O'Donovan

Kevin  O'Donovan

Retired Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien

Partner Managing Consultant
KPMG Ireland
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Killian Croke

Killian Croke

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Laura Mcloughlin

Laura Mcloughlin

Director Tax
KPMG Ireland
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Laura  Lynch

Laura  Lynch

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Leo Chan

Leo Chan

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Leona  Jackson

Leona  Jackson

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Liam  McNally

Liam  McNally

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Lisa  Sheehan

Lisa  Sheehan

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Marianne Moran

Marianne Moran

Personal Assistant
KPMG Ireland
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Maurice  Scullion

Maurice  Scullion

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Megan  Smythe

Megan  Smythe

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Michael Loftus

Michael Loftus

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Michael  Daughton

Michael  Daughton

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Michele  Connolly

Michele  Connolly

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Monika Omelanczuk

Monika Omelanczuk

Manager
KPMG
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Neil Collins

Neil Collins

Director, Corporate Finance
KPMG Ireland
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Neil  Casey

Neil  Casey

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Niall  Griffin

Niall  Griffin

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Niall  Naughton

Niall  Naughton

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Niamh McCullough

Niamh McCullough

Senior Associate, Tax
KPMG Ireland
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Niamh  Broder

Niamh  Broder

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Patrick  Farrell

Patrick  Farrell

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Paul Kealy

Paul Kealy

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Paul  Dobey

Paul  Dobey

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Paul  Toner

Paul  Toner

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Philip  Murphy

Philip  Murphy

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Robert  Costello

Robert  Costello

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Sarah-Jayne  Naughton

Sarah-Jayne  Naughton

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Sean  O'Keefe

Sean  O'Keefe

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Shahnawaz  Mirza

Shahnawaz  Mirza

Principal
KPMG Ireland
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Shan Lu

Shan Lu

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Shane P  Daly

Shane P  Daly

Manager
KPMG Ireland
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Sinead  Slattery

Sinead  Slattery

Associate Director
KPMG Ireland
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Stephen Synott

Stephen Synott

Director
KPMG Ireland
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Terence Coveney

Terence Coveney

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Tom Woods

Tom Woods

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Vincent  Reilly

Vincent  Reilly

Partner
KPMG Ireland
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Vivian Cui

Vivian Cui

Associate Director Audit
KPMG Ireland
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William  Dunne

William  Dunne

Manager
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Sessions we are speaking at

Stream 1

View from the C-Suite across aviation finance and Leasing (Live Q&A)

Paul Sheridan
CEO,
AMCK Aviation
Patrick den Elzen
CEO,
Arena Aviation Capital
Martin Bouzaima
CEO,
FPG Amentum
Moderator
Kieran O'Brien
Partner Managing Consultant,
KPMG Ireland
  • Surviving the crisis - how have lenders and lessors managed their existing portfolios?
  • What do investors need to know and what are their key questions. 
  • How to balance existing portfolio requirements and new investment opportunities.
  • Surviving the crisis - uncovering the most impressive innovations and biggest surprises during the pandemic.
  • How do you think 2020 will compare to 2021?
Stream 1

Lessor distress: Managing tax and legal issuing on formal restructurings

Joe O'Mara
Tax Partner,
KPMG Ireland
David Berkery
Partner,
A&L Goodbody
  • Exploring the impact of a formal debt restructuring process for lessors (e.g. under US Chapter 11 or UK/Irish scheme of arrangement).

  • What are the legal and tax issues for a lessor of a group reorganisation undertaken as part of a debt restructuring?

  • Where are the lessor’s assets, what are the jurisdictional considerations for asset sales or lender-driven internal re-organisation and how should a lessor manage these issues?

  • What are the things to think about when it comes to debt forgiveness and accounting for the costs of a debt restructuring?

Stream 1

Fireside Chat: View from DAE - Live

Firoz Tarapore
CEO,
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Moderator
Killian Croke
Partner,
KPMG Ireland
Stream 1

Forecasting with a murky crystal ball

Dick Forsberg
MD,
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Bert van Leeuwen
Head of Aviation Research,
MUFG
Moderator
Killian Croke
Partner,
KPMG Ireland
  • How have lessor businesses changed in the last 6 months? 

  • How to balance relationships with airlines, investors and banks?

  • What are the lessons learned?

  • What is the plan when the asset value liquidity buffer dwindles? 

  • Uncovering how the cost of grounded aircraft is being managed by lessors. 

Stream 1

ABS shutdown: How are aircraft ABS performing and trading?

Keith Allman
Managing Director, Head of Esoteric ABS,
MUFG
Jared Ailstock
Director,
Castlelake
Milo Raimondi
Co-Head of Securitized Products, Capital Markets,
Morgan Stanley
Wilhelm Steinmark
Head of Aviation, Europe,
Deutsche Bank
Moderator
Joe O'Mara
Tax Partner,
KPMG Ireland
  • What is the latest in aircraft ABS performance?
  • Are we seeing trading pick up in A and B notes?
  • What are the stress points in current ABS portfolios?
  • How have investor’s views changed on portfolio composition, diversification and services?
  • If and when we see new deals, what will these look like?
  • Discussing the experience of investors who recently bought C/E notes.
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